Prologue: Bliss
It all began in the Bliss of Aman, when Veon of the Noldor wed Alcë of the Teleri. By the grace of Eru, two children were added unto them, Meldon, the elder, and Cenirë, the younger.
The children were, as most elves born in the Days of the Trees, blessed with great energy. Under the mingled light of Laurelin and Telperion the streets of Tirion rang with the laughter of young elves at play.
One such child, and a playmate of Cenirë, was Varnë. She was the daughter of Ehtur of the Noldor and Rávasalquë of the Vanyar, and she and her brother Raumo spent much of their time with the sister of Meldon. Meldon himself, on the other hand, preferred to visit his mother's kin in Alqualondë. He only encountered Varnë on a few occasions, and what few words they exchanged were insults, as is common amongst children of that age.
Both Meldon and Varnë reached their full growth in the year of the unchaining of Melkor, and by that fact were their lives forever altered. If they had still been children, they might have heeded their parents in the events that followed, but they did not. Varnë, forgetting her childhood friends, began to associate with the children of Fëanaro, especially the second-born, Makalaurë. Between the two, though Makalaurë was the elder by many years of the Trees, a great friendship grew up, and there was rumour among the people of Tirion of an impending marriage, a joining of the already-close houses of Fëanaro and Ehtur.
But that was not to be. Before anything could take place – if, indeed, it were ever going to – Fëanaro broke the Peace of Valinor, drawing a sword against his half-brother Finwë Nolofinwë. Fëanaro was banished for twelve Years of the Trees from Tirion upon Túna. With him into exile went his seven sons, and his father King Finwë, and with them went also Varnë, out of friendship for Makalaurë. Her family, too, accompanied Fëanaro to the city, though her mother looked ever south, towards Valmar.
In the years that followed, Veon and Alcë removed to the city of Alqualondë. Their children remained in Tirion, where they spent much time in the house of Finwë Arafinwë, son of Finwë the king. There they remained, and great friendship grew between them and the children of the House of Arafinwë.
There they abode for all the years of Fëanaro's banishment, until at last a festival was held, at which Finwë's son was to be released from his exile...
What is this? Well, it's a prologue. What will the story be eventually? A complete chronicle of the lives of two elves, Meldon and Varnë, from birth to death... and beyond. Eventually, it will span all the long years from the Death of the Trees to the present day. Yes, that does indeed mean that they will be wandering down the course of Human history, and find themselves in some rather interesting situations. What those situations will be... well, that will be revealed in time.
I will attempt to keep the portrayal of the elves as close to Tolkien's vision as possible, but, as you should well know, I'm not Tolkien. Not everything will be perfect. I hope you'll bear with me nontheless. I'll also try to keep the events chronicled in line with Tolkien, and, later, in line with what the history books say. I sense I'll be doing a lot of research on this one. I already have, trying to translate Meldon and Varnë's names into Sindarin. I'm still working on that.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the story. Don't give up on it just because it's two original characters - I aim to prove that OC elves can be written well.
Disclaimer: All locations and major events, and all characters except for the families of Meldon and Varnë belong to JRR Tolkien in spirit, and the Tolkien Estate legally. No harm is intended to them by the writing of this work.
Quenya Vocabulary - Words and names in Quenya will be entered into this list in the first chapter they appear in. Words which should be known from reading the Silmarillion will not be added.
Veon - Noldorin father to Meldon
Alcë - Telerin mother to Meldon
Meldon - Main character (male)
Cenirë - Sisterto Meldon
Varnë - Main character (female)
Ehtur - Noldorin father to Varnë
Rávasalquë - Vanyarin mother to Varnë
Raumo - Brother to Varnë
Fëanaro - Fëanor
Makalaurë - Maglor
(Finwë) Nolofinwë - Fingolfin
(Finwë) Arafinwë - Finarfin
Valmar - Valimar, city of the Vanyar (noted because two forms of the name exist)
... and I promise that the next chapter will be longer than the note following it. Really.
Cloaked Eagle